Ezekiel 44:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.”
Ezekiel 44:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 44:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 44:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Because they ministered to them before their idols, and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have lifted up my hand against them,” says the Lord Yahweh, “and they will bear their iniquity.”
Ezekiel 44:12 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 44:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, and they shall bear their iniquity. ”
Ezekiel 44:12 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 44:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Because that they serve them before their idols, and have been to the house of Israel for a stumbling-block of iniquity, therefore I have lifted up my hand against them--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah--and they have borne their iniquity.”
Ezekiel 44:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 44:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and were unto the house of Israel a stumbling-block of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Jehovah, that they shall bear their iniquity. ”
Ezekiel 44:12 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 44:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because they serued before their idoles, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquitie, therfore haue I lift vp mine had against the, saith the Lord God, and they shall beare their iniquity,”
Ezekiel 44:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 44:12 in Context — Ezekiel 44
10 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.
13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
What Does Ezekiel 44:12 Mean?
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